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Devin Foley a5c2add7be fix(adapter-utils): repair referenced-source ignore resolution type break and symlink descendant check (#12201)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - Referenced projects are staged into run sandboxes, and a recent
change made each staging site resolve the project's Git-ignored paths
explicitly (`ignoreResolution` on `SandboxAdditionalSource`)
> - One test call site was left without the now-required property, so
`tsc` fails in adapter-utils and every Build/Typecheck CI job on master
is red (surfaced when the TypeScript 7 bump landed in the same window)
> - Separately, the new descendant check compares a logical caller path
against the physical toplevel git prints, so any symlinked path fails
ignore resolution spuriously — three of the suite's own tests fail on
macOS because temp dirs live under the `/var` → `/private/var` symlink
> - This pull request supplies the missing property at the test call
site and makes the descendant comparison symlink-safe via realpath on
both sides
> - The benefit is a green master again, plus referenced-project staging
that works from symlinked checkouts and temp directories

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

No public issue exists; the underlying problem follows the bug-report
template.

**What happened?**

`packages/adapter-utils` fails `tsc` on master:
`src/sandbox-managed-runtime.test.ts(2284,29): error TS2741: Property
'ignoreResolution' is missing in type '{ localPath: string; projectId:
string; }' but required in type 'SandboxAdditionalSource'.` Every
Build/Typecheck CI job is red. Independently,
`resolveReferencedSourceIgnore` returns `{ kind: "failed", reason:
"referenced project path is not a descendant of its own Git top level:
/var/... under /private/var/..." }` for any symlinked project path, and
three tests in the suite fail on macOS.

**Expected behavior**

Master typechecks. A referenced project whose path reaches git through a
symlink (macOS temp dirs, symlinked checkouts) resolves its ignore set
normally, and the descendant check still fails closed for genuinely
foreign paths.

**Steps to reproduce**

1. `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/adapter-utils exec tsc --noEmit` on
master — TS2741 at `sandbox-managed-runtime.test.ts:2284`.
2. On macOS: `pnpm vitest run
packages/adapter-utils/src/sandbox-managed-runtime.test.ts` — three
`resolveReferencedSourceIgnore` tests fail with the "not a descendant"
reason above.

**Paperclip version or commit**

master `29d12045f`.

## What Changed

- `sandbox-managed-runtime.test.ts:2284`: the one call site missing
`ignoreResolution` now passes `{ kind: "other" }`, matching every
sibling call site from the same change.
- `sandbox-managed-runtime.ts`: `resolveReferencedSourceIgnore` resolves
both the git toplevel and the caller's `localPath` through a new
`physicalPath` helper (realpath with a resolve fallback) before the
descendant comparison. Git prints physical toplevels, so both sides must
be physical; the fallback keeps the check failing closed when a path
vanishes mid-run.

## Verification

- `pnpm vitest run
packages/adapter-utils/src/sandbox-managed-runtime.test.ts` — 61/61 pass
on macOS (previously 58 passing, 3 failing, plus the typecheck break).
- `tsc --noEmit` in `packages/adapter-utils` is clean.

## Risks

- Low. The behavioral change is confined to path normalization before an
existing comparison; a realpath failure falls back to the prior string
comparison, so the fail-closed property is preserved.

## Model Used

Claude Fable 5 (`claude-fable-5`, Anthropic) via Claude Code — agentic
coding session with tool use (code search, editing, local test
execution).

## Checklist

- [x] I have included a thinking path that traces from project context
to this change
- [x] I have specified the model used (with version and capability
details)
- [x] I have checked ROADMAP.md and confirmed this PR does not duplicate
planned core work
- [x] I have searched GitHub for duplicate or related PRs and linked
them above
- [x] I have either (a) linked existing issues with `Fixes: #` / `Closes
#` / `Refs #` OR (b) described the issue in-PR following the relevant
issue template
- [x] I have not referenced internal/instance-local Paperclip issues or
links (only public GitHub `#NNN` / `github.com/paperclipai/paperclip`
URLs)
- [x] My branch name describes the change (e.g. `docs/...`, `fix/...`)
and contains no internal Paperclip ticket id or instance-derived details
- [x] I have run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [ ] All Paperclip CI gates are green
- [ ] Greptile is 5/5 with no open P2s, recommendations, or follow-ups
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge
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@paperclipai/adapter-utils

Shared utilities for Paperclip adapters: process spawning, environment injection, sandbox/SSH transport, workspace sync, and the round-trip helpers that move code between the local execution-workspace cwd and wherever the agent actually runs.

For the adapter-author guide see docs/adapters/creating-an-adapter.md and the in-repo notes at packages/adapters/AUTHORING.md.

No-remote-git contract

The local execution-workspace cwd is the only persistence boundary across runs. No adapter may depend on a git remote for cross-run state.

Adapters that run the agent on a different host should use the SSH round-trip helpers in src/ssh.ts:

  • prepareWorkspaceForSshExecution({ spec, localDir, remoteDir }) — bundles the local cwd (tracked files, dirty edits, untracked additions, and the git history needed to reconstruct it) to remoteDir before the run starts. Runs with no git remote configured.
  • restoreWorkspaceFromSshExecution({ spec, localDir, remoteDir, ... }) — syncs the remote cwd back into localDir after the run, including any new commits the agent created. Also runs with no git remote configured.

prepareRemoteManagedRuntime in src/remote-managed-runtime.ts wraps both calls for adapters that want a per-run remote workspace and an automatic restoreWorkspace() finally hook.

The invariant is pinned by the no-remote-git contract case in src/ssh-fixture.test.ts, which asserts that a remote-only commit propagates to the local worktree through the prepare → restore round-trip with no git remote configured at any point. Do not regress that test.